diff --git a/src/utils/__tests__/getPropType-test.js b/src/utils/__tests__/getPropType-test.js
index 59c1ae7a8bc..4c538298dcc 100644
--- a/src/utils/__tests__/getPropType-test.js
+++ b/src/utils/__tests__/getPropType-test.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ describe('getPropType', () => {
       'any',
       'element',
       'node',
+      'symbol',
     ];
 
     simplePropTypes.forEach(
diff --git a/src/utils/getPropType.js b/src/utils/getPropType.js
index f3cad3792ff..20819b0635e 100644
--- a/src/utils/getPropType.js
+++ b/src/utils/getPropType.js
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ var simplePropTypes = {
   any: 1,
   element: 1,
   node: 1,
+  symbol: 1,
 };
 
 var propTypes = {